In a message dated 1/13/06 8:18:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, insyncro@YAHOO.COM writes:
> there is a full set of stock wheel covers on eBay > right now for $45. Not mine, just passing it on. > > > > heres how you tell if they are OEM german as opposed to the Brazillian crap. if they are OEM good used german, they will have some rust on the INNER side, the back..but not the front that you see from the outside.. if they are brazillian, they will be rusted BOTH sides.. :<) unless they are new brazillian, and have never been used yet. in that case, they will rust both sides the first time they get wet :<)
go with the OEM used german ones.. the rust on the inside doesnt affect anything.. spray it with primer if it bothers you.. the ouside of the OEM german ones was triple chrome.. and hold up for years and years.. chris |
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